Carbon performance measurement and reporting in global logistics industry: Challenges and Collaboration opportunities between corporations and academics

Abstract

Corporate carbon emission measurement and reporting has been increasingly adopted within the global logistics industry in the last twenty years. However, companies within the global logistics industry do not follow the same carbon measurement and reporting approaches. This short paper explores the similarities and differences of carbon performance measurement and reporting in the global logistics industry based on the three cases of the global players, FedEx, UPS, and DHL. More importantly, these cases serve as a foundation to address the collaboration opportunities between business practitioners in corporations and academic knowledge.